Chapter 1. Why Should You Move to Visual Basic .NET?

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A number of people have been grumbling about Visual Basic .NET (VB .NET). The main concern is the fact that they have to learn a new language, when they are comfortable with the current Visual Basic language. It's true that there are some dramatic changes, and that current VB developers have had three years to become comfortable with version 6.0. However, there are some compelling reasons to move to VB .NET, and the learning curve, although steep at first, can be tackled with an understanding ...

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